LIB 5050 Information and Management Technology in Libraries and Educational Media Centers Class 1 of 8 Fall 2009

Explore! Download AETZone Browser Click on AET Zone icon Log in www.appedtech.appstate.edu Click on AET Zone icon Log in First Name Last Name Password: 12345 Explore!

Change your Password Click on Options Select Citizen Change password and email address

Register for Discussion Board Go to Discussion Depot Click on the Cybraria Poster Register for board Write down username and password! Post something to the Water Cooler in Discussion Board

Set up Blog Go to Blogger.com Click on Create Your Blog Now button (Orange Arrow near bottom of page) Follow Steps to create blog Blog Title: Last Name LIB 5050 Reflections Blog Location : LastNameLIB5050Fall08 Post something to your blog Note username and password! Email me the URL SandersRL@appstate.edu

Try something new! Broadcast/Whisper Contacts/Telegrams Access Online Databases in the Information Gardens Audio Chats can be found in the Chit Chat lounge (click on blue sofas - upstairs and downstairs) Name Password: appedtech

Agenda Explore Commons - AETZone Review Syllabus Overview of Social Constructivism Overview of Action Learning Homework

Review Syllabus

RCOE Conceptual Framework Learning occurs through participation in a Community of Practice (CoP); Knowledge is socially constructed and learning is social in nature in a CoP; Learners proceed through stages of development from Novice to Expert under the guidance of more experienced and knowledgeable mentors in the CoP; An identifiable knowledge base that is both general in nature and also specific to specialties emerges from the CoP; All professional educators develop a set of Dispositions reflecting attitudes, beliefs, and values common to the CoP.

Community of Practice Novice to Expert Novice to Expert Distributed Cognition SCofK SCofK Distributed Cognition Distributed Cognition Shared Knowledge Base SCofK SCofK Novice to Expert Novice to Expert Distributed Cognition Community of Practice

Action Learning McKeown, L. (2005) Action Learning Cycle [Online]. Available at http://www.learningplace.com.au/ea/agqtp/jcqta

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE IDENTIFIABLE KNOWLEDGE BASE DISPOSITIONS NOVICE TO EXPERT KNOWLEDGE SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED

Homework Interview Assignment Interview librarian or media coordinator Focus on problems, issues, and opportunities related to the use of technology in the library (or lack thereof) Potential Questions ___________ Post findings to journal/blog by next class

Homework Explore AETZone Meet other students Explore new spaces Try out other tools

Homework Discussion Boards Discuss problems, challenges, and opportunities related to information/management technologies in libraries

Homework Literature Circle Buy/Order texts (Amazon, bookstore, etc.) - ASAP! Begin reading text - manage your time!

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